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National Security Human Capital
Admiral Gary Roughead and Amy Schafer on the Rise of the Warrior CasteAdmiral Gary Roughead and Amy Schafer discuss the rise of the 'warrior caste' - the propensity of youth from military families to serve in the armed forces - and the all-volun...
By Amy Schafer & Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.)
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Defense / National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
Building a cyber ROTCIn the past week, crippling cyberattacks have been directed at Ukraine — targeting banks, the postal service, the airport in Kiev, and other major industries, disrupting the d...
By Michèle Flournoy & Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
CNAS 2017: Civil-Military Relations in the Trump AdministrationThis session discusses what civil-military relations looked like during the first six months of the Trump administration....
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Too Many Generals in the Situation Room?From the moment President Trump nominated James Mattis as his secretary of defense, the swamp has made hand-wringing over civil-military relations a fine art. There are vetera...
By Amy Schafer & Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital
Unending war on terror needs new authorizationThere is a long history of remembering servicemembers who died in the service of the United States, a history that traces back to the decorating of soldiers' graves during and...
By Daniel Feehan
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National Security Human Capital
Military is trending regional and 'all in the family.' We need more diversity.As tensions rise in several regions, possibly leading to new U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and other combat operations, it’s worth pausing to truly consider who fights our w...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Welcome to the Forever WarAccording to legend, Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky famously said that “you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” So it is with Afghanistan and the ...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
We need legislation to cover the US Guard and ReserveIt’s time to be honest about the Guard and the Reserve — despite their name and low-commitment reputation, it’s been a long time since serving as a member of the Reserve compo...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
America's Security in Trump's First 100 DaysIf the only measure of national security success during a president’s first 100 days were avoiding catastrophe, then, OK, President Trump has succeeded. No attacks on the U.S....
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
The Mysterious Case of the Wayward Aircraft CarrierThere is a sobering reality beyond this week’s strange “Where’s Waldo?” story of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group: For a period of time, significant confusion existed ...
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Trump hails military after it drops "Mother of All Bombs" on AfghanistanPresident Trump hailed the U.S. military after it dropped the "mother of all bombs," America's largest non-nuclear weapon, in Afghanistan on Thursday.But just like last week's...
By Adam Routh
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Military keeps American people and business safeIt appears that President Trump's proposed budget will not survive first contact on the Hill. The large cuts to some agencies, such as the State Department, and cultural inves...
By Lauren Fish
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
H.R. McMaster and James Mattis are steering the Trump administration away from “America First.”President Donald Trump swept into office with no government experience, few policy positions, and a team of iconoclastic outsiders who echoed his desire to put America first i...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital / National Security Law
Event Podcast: Women in National SecurityBy Michèle Flournoy, Frances Townsend, GEN Carter Hem, USA (Ret.) & Jennifer Griffin
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National Security Human Capital / National Security Law
Katherine Kidder and Phillip Carter Discuss New Report on Women in National SecurityBy Katherine Kidder, Phillip Carter & Neal Urwitz
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National Security Human Capital
Memo to the Marine Corps: Don't Pretend It's Just a PR ProblemFollowing almost every crisis and scandal, the person, company or government entity responsible is tempted chalk it up as "just a PR problem." "If only they knew the real us,"...
By Amy Schafer & Neal Urwitz
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National Security Human Capital
We Need More Of The Right Forces In AfghanistanAfghanistan is at an inflection point. Again. For anyone keeping track, this has become an annual ritual as our efforts over the last decade have been characterized by the sus...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital
Future of the All-Volunteer ForceKatherine Kidder, fellow in the Military, Veterans and Society program at the Center for a New American Security, discusses the future of the All-Volunteer Force in the milita...
By Katherine Kidder
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National Security Human Capital
Phillip Carter with APPhillip Carter joined AP to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions' possible recusal from any investigations of ties between the administration and Russia....
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Stolen ValorIf you stuck with President Donald Trump to the end of his speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, you would have been treated to a patriotic display that much of th...
By Phillip Carter